Marine debris waiting on permit in Seattle

Marine debris in Bulldog Cove on the western shore of Resurrection Bay in 2011. Photo credit: Kip Evans/courtesy of Anchorage Museum
A barge that picked up marine debris along coastlines in Alaska and British Columbia this summer has delivered its cargo to Seattle, but organizers are waiting for a permit to go through before they can move the debris into storage and sort it.
Chris Pallister is the president of Gulf of Alaska Keeper, a nonprofit involved in tsunami debris cleanup and one of the m